Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Helen
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New Walk
- Ouse Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Observatory
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The County Court House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed